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Draco smirked.

If stares could kill, Draco would be dead ten times. However, that didn't seem to faze him and he stood his ground, arms crossed, eyes glistening with amusement and malice, and lips set in that oh-so-familiar smirk that Hermione wanted nothing more than to rip right off his face.

"What do you say, mudblood? Deal?" Draco hissed.

"On one condition," Hermione replied firmly. "You have to stop calling me that name."

"Hermione you don't actually plan on doing this!" Ron cried out from behind her, eyes wide with shock. His shoes lay strewn across the floor, his socks were missing, shirt hastily tucked into his pants, his hair could give Harry's messy locks a run for its money, and his face could put the redness of his hair in second place.

"'Mione you can't!" He exclaimed again.

Hermione dismissed the comments angrily with a wave of her hand; Draco had her attention fully.

"You're not in the position to bargain. Either you take the offer as it is, or you and your little weasel boyfriend can suffer the consequences of your actions..in detention."

Hermione bit her lip. If she and Ron were to get detention, she would immediately be disqualified from the running to be Student of the Year and the chance for a summer internship at the Ministry of Magic. This was the first year Hogwarts had an award for best student, and Hermione wanted to be the first student to obtain such a title. Also, this being her last year, an internship at the Ministry could be her ticket in. As for Ron, he would not be allowed to play in the upcoming Quidditch match against the Hufflepuffs if he landed detention.

However, the alternative was just as bad, if not worse. Hermione supposed this was her punishment for acting so recklessly and giving into her needs. Her alternative consequence for sneaking Ron into her bedroom in the Heads wing and being walked in by Draco was to be his slave until graduation.

Now, as if having Draco see her and Ron giving into puppy love hormones was not bad enough; being given this unfair choice of path, Hermione sighed. She had no choice but to accept Dracos offer, regardless the fact that being his slave constituted doing whatever he wanted her to, whether it was doing his assignment, giving him a backrub, or fetching his meals, Hermione had to do so without objection.

Reluctantly, Hermione nodded. "Fine. Ill do it."

Draco grinned evilly. "I thought you would choose the smarter path. Detention and not getting that stupid trophy would have been ten times better than what I have in store for you."

"Shut up, Malfoy, you good for nothi-" Hermione fired back.

"Ah ah ah! The first rule is respect." Draco said, glaring down at Hermione.

"Respect ?!" Hermione shrieked. "You want to talk about RESPECT?! How about calling me mudblood all the time? How about treating all muggleborns as nothing more than pond scum! How about parading around school acting like you'r-"

Draco grabbed one of Hermione's madly flailing arms tightly and pulled her close. "Don't even think about talking to me like that again. You're treading dangerous water, mudblood. "Draco growled with emphasis on mudblood. Hermione tried to free her arm but Draco's hand held her still. "And you swam just a little too far in."

With that, Draco dropped Hermione's arm and left the room, making sure to mutter "Weasel" as he walked by Ron. Standing in the open doorway, Draco turned back and said, "Don't do anything I wouldn't do." Smirking evilly, he disappeared down the stairs.

"I can't believe you agreed to that!"

Hermione turned towards Ron's voice.

"I didn't really have a choice, did I?" Hermione shot back, eyes flaring with fire. "If only we would've waited we wouldn't even be in this mess to start with! I wouldn't have to be that ignorant ferret's slave for the year and.." As Hermione thought more and more about having to abide by Draco's every command the more she felt as if this year could not have come to an end faster, and considering that this was only the first night back at Hogwarts, Hermione felt a sense of hopelessness overtake her and before she knew it, tears were streaming down her cheek.

"Oh Hermione," Ron said, walking towards her.

"And, having him walk in on us together like that, in such an intimate setting..it..it was so humiliating!" Hermione sobbed, rushing into Ron's arms.

This was going to be a long year.

the story is a little slow to start but itll pick up!